European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes today May 7, phone employees return to work Washington up Tele phone workers returned to work monday at most Bell system offices across the nation ending an 18-Day  members voted by a 5 to-3 margin to accept a three year contract calling for an Esti mated $2 billion in wage an Benefit increases. Several thousand workers remained on strike in scattered areas in disputes Over local is sues but the majority of the 200,000 striking workers  of Michigan Bell voted to reject the contract but were ordered to return to work while negotiations resume Joseph a Beirne president of the communications workers of America Al Cio said. The 23,000 installers who reemployed by the Bell subsidiary Western electric co. Are consid ered As one voting unit. And Al though some locals had rejected the contract a spokesman said the count for installers was no Complete. 14 units approve even if installers rejected the pact As a unit it would no change the outcome since 14 units have definitely approved it the spokesman said the Michigan Bell unit did reject the contract. The other unit not completely counted represents clerical and directory workers of new England Tele phone & Telegraph. The Union said those unit which failed to ratify would lose payment of contract benefits retroactive to the Date of expiration 9f their old  unit contracts expired Between March 6 and may1. The retroactive provision was in effect for 72 hours after items of a new pact were agreed upon by Union and management. However officials said unit still involved in negotiation would receive the full Aid an assistance of the International  the Cwa said it had not determined what issues prompted defeat of the proposed Settle ment but it appears certain such issues must be local  Central issues in the strike were wages and the length of the contract. Before the walkout started the company offered in creases of 7.5 per cent in an 18-month contract. The company said the Union had demanded 10.5per cent Over 18 months. Evicted customer starts Blaze 8 e fire fort Worth Texas a eight persons died in flames after a customer disgruntled Over being evicted from a cafe hurled a can of gasoline into the establishment sunday night wit Nesses said. Police did not identify the Man who set the fire. About 20 other patrons both Whites and negroes in a West fort Worth restaurant fled to safety through a Back door. Witnesses said the victims six men and two women mistook the door to a Back room for tieback door. Some burned to death and some suffocated. Authorities reported seven of the dead were negroes and one was White. Police sergeant h. L. Lon said there appear to be no racial overtones to the firebombing at  word that there had been afire bombing came shortly after the fire alarm sounded police dispatcher a. R. Russell said. One Patron Lucky Benford said he heard the Man being evicted and quoted him As say ing " til get you for this or words to that  Binford told the fort Star Telegram that Tho Man and hrs Mustas & the flames formed a Sheet fire in front of the main do and patrons began scrambling the rear. 8lo i heard a a Bunyip when the Gas caught fire Ford said. The flames shot to my  firemen said about half tin building was destroyed j fire. Sound apparent suicide Veteran actor found dead Hollywood up Alber Dekker 62, a barrel chested character actor who once served term in the California legis lature was found dead in his Hollywood apartment sunday night an apparent  said he was found bound and handcuffed hanging from a Shower Rod in the Bath room they said the bathroom door was secured from the in Side by a Chain  death was listed tentatively a suicide by police but the added that the official verdict must await an autopsy. No note were found. Dekker was last seen Frida and failed to keep an appoint ment with a Friend saturday police said. When he did not answer a Knock on his door the Friend Geraldine Saunders be came alarmed and entered the apartment with the manager. The body was then discovered. Police declined to speculate How Long Dekker had been dead but said his front door was covered with notes apparently left by callers who did not receive answers to their rings. From 1944 to 1946, Dekker served As the democratic assemblyman from the old 57thdistrict, which then included parts of Hollywood. He returned to acting at the end of his term but maintained an interest i politics. Dekker played the leading Rolein death of a Salesman in new York in 1952. His other plays included grand hotel Volpone and Brittle  appeared in nearly 30 films including East of  Sil ver chalice and illegal but had been relatively inactive indecent years. He married former actress Albert Dekker Esther Guerzini i had three children. 1929. They americans pay i nil fare Bremerhaven Germany is citizens of North and South America including service men and their families stationed abroad Are ineligible for the 20per cent reduction in round trip fares aboard . Ships plying the Atlantic As erroneously reported in the stars and  official of a . Flag line Here explained monday that far cuts by american ships in promoting foreign travel to the United states Are available Only to nationals of All countries out Side the Western  the stars and stripes editions of May 4 said americans in Europe would be Able to take advantage of reduced fares for round trips made within a 35-Dayperiod aboard a . Flag liner. Envoy to Ireland guest resigns Washington up presi Dent Johnson has accepted the resignation of . Ambassador to Ireland Raymond guest the White House announced  House press Secretary George Christian said guest resigned because of personal  has represented the . Government in Dublin since March 1965. His resignation will be effective june 15. Golf Ball kills i in Garmisch Garmisch Germany is a hooked Ball driven from the second tee of the Garmisch recreation Center Golf course Here saturday struck an Ameri can Soldier standing near a Sand trap resulting in his death a hour later. The victim was spec. 4 Gary. Wahlers 21, of he co . Army strategic come at Schwet Zingen who was taking pictures of several of his golfing Friend sat the time of the Accident. The Ball was said to have been hit by sgt. . Max d. Gernart of the 20th station Hospital a Nuernberg. Struck at the Back of his head near the right ear Wahlers said that he Felt dizzy and that he would go Back to the clubhouse a Garmisch official  hours later an attendant at the clubhouse found the door of the men s room locked. Gain ing Entrance to the room he Dis covered Wahlers on the floor where he had died apparently a hour before. A team of doctors from the Garmisch medical Cen Ter pronounced the Soldier dead apparently from  s Home town is listed As Brooklyn. Hussein . Official talk about Mideast London up King Hus Sein of Jordan discussed the Middle East situation monday with foreign Secretary Michael  King who left a in Mon clinic saturday after a checkup looked fit when he called at the foreign office. Southern negroes Start for capital Edwards miss. Up Hundred negroes trudging be Hind a mule drawn Wagon Mon Day launched the Southern Cara Van of the poor people s Marchon Washington. Get up mule shouted the Wagon Driver a 68-year-old Farmer As the March pulled away units first leg. The marchers were to walk Only two Miles before boarding buses and leaving the  first Day s destination was Selma ala., 197 Miles away with a possible Stop it Marion wreck injuries kill Sig in i Frankfurt is a us a eur and seventh army troops Soldier died Here thurs Day at the 97th general Hospital from head injuries suffered april27 in an automobile Accident in Butzbach. Sgt. James l. Knapp or 21, co 16th Sig in received fatal injuries in which he after the vehicle was a passenger went out of control and Strucka lamp Post and traffic sign a Heidelberg spokesman  sergeant is survived by his parents or. And mrs. Jamesl. Knapp Suffern n.y., who were at the Frankfurt Hospitalet the time of his death. There Are limits Denver Colo. A a Den ver chapter of Trout unlimited announced it will hold its annual banquet May 16. The menu features prime rib of beef. Ala., for memorial services for Jimmy Jackson one of the martyrs of the negro . Ralph Abernathy Succes Sor to or. Martin Luther Kingjr. At the Helm of the Southern Christian leadership conference led the March away from the  re bringing All our rats our lice and our Roaches and we re going to dump All of them in Congress front Yard and wait until Congress decides to do something about them Aber Nathy said. Abernathy did not go with the caravan. He returned to the air port at Jackson to Fly to Mont Gomery and planned to meet the group in  were two Whites with the March when it left mar shared by Young negroes. The planned two week trek one of several scheduled from the South began in Cool sunny weather. But in Marks miss., the remainder of the poor people s March Southern Branch appeared to have fallen into con  Freedom train via rail and a month Long mule train caravan were to have left Marks the rallying Point for the venture tuesday. But it appeared obvious there would be no Freedom train and the Wagon train was in doubt too. Rail officials said no one had contacted them about making up a special train. It was Learned however that a dozen buses had been chartered and were to arrive in Marks tuesday. Classes open at Columbia amid scuffles new York up Columbi University reopened classrooms for the first time in nearly two weeks monday but still striking students set up picket lines and scuffled briefly with the first undergraduates trying to enter two University buildings. The faculty of Columbia col lege largest of the University s undergraduate units voted Sun earlier Story on Page 7 in Day to cancel formal classes til the semester ends May 15. Individual instructors were meeting with students however to decide How to use the remain ing time. The student protesters strik ing mainly Over the Issue o police action that ended their earlier takeover of five Cam pus buildings picketed in what was to be a peaceful attempt to continue their paralysing hold on the University. Their original complaints were about construction of a gymnasium on Park land and Columbia s defense con tracts. Miner scuffles but minor scuffles broke out i front of Butler Library and Hamilton Hall the main Colum Bia College classroom building when students tried to Cross the picket lines to enter. Shortly after the scuffles Bot groups of pickets decided to try to discourage people from entering the buildings but not to prevent them by Force. 8th div i killed crossing Highway Heidelberg is an 8thinf div Soldier was killed by a car Friday night while walking across the Mannheim Heidelberg autobahn near Here a division spokesman said. The victim spec. 4 Phillip , 22, is survived by a widow Sharon and their a children who Are living near Baum older Germany where a was stationed with the 1st 87th inf. Hall was from Colum bus  by Curan 8th div official said Hajwas struck by a cur driven by a German. Hall was taken to uw130th station Hospital Here where he was pronounced a of massive brain damage us doctors. That As far As is known the German Driver has not been charge reasons for Hall s crossing i autobahn were not known added. The spokesman sail